Custody and Freedom

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Custody noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.

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Freedom is an antonym for custody in topics: supervision, confinement.

Nearby Words: custodian, custodial

Freedom noun - The state of being free from the control or power of another.

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Custody is an antonym for freedom.

Nearby Word: freely

human	human custody	human freedom
full	full custody	full freedom
complete	complete custody	complete freedom
future	future custody	future freedom
Other adjectives: total, free, partial, personal, creative, permanent, temporary, less.

For example, one subject who asked for "freedom" disappeared from custody, but was captured again a few hours later.

Source: Be Careful What You Wish For
For this trope to apply, the character in question must already be in legal custody and the only option for freedom/absolution is military service.

Source: Trading Bars for Stripes
An avid supporter of the Freedom Party, he once attempted to shoot a soldier suffering from battle fatique, and was taken into custody at the end of the war.

Source: Literature / Timeline-191

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